Horse-collar and hames.



' J. N. LANGUM.

HORSE COLLAR AND HAMES.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1910.

1 ,O2O,O42. Patented. Mar. 12, 1912.

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vHORSE-COLLAR AND HAMES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Application filed September 13, 1910. Serial No. 581,888.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, JOHN N. Lincoln, a citizen of the United States,residing at Barton, in the county of Pierce and State of now done by theold style collar and hames.

Further objects are to provide a horse collar having a socket adaptableto a revoluble ball on a curved trace rod, and upon which the draftfalls when in use, and so constructed that the collar may swing and movein conformity with the action of the horses shoulder, thus securing ahumane as well as a durable and efiicient adjustable collar capable ofbeing fitted to the neck of any horse.

Further objects are to provide a horse collarand hames which remove thepressure or draft almost entirely from the hames,

7 thereby preventing uneven friction produced by position for use.

the ordinary collars and hames now in use. I

' I accomplish these ob ects by the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, I

in which,

Figure 1, is an elevation of the collar 111 adjustment with the hames.Fig. 2, 1s a plan view of the device with a section view of the collarshowing the ball and socketin Fig. 3, is a detail view of the saddle andstrap and buckle attachments. Fig. 4, is a detail view of the plates tohold the balls in the sockets. Fig. 5, is a detail of the plates tostrengthen the collar and secure the sockets in the collar; Fig. 6 is adetail of the rectangularly headed bolt.

Fig. 7, is a detail of the rod plates for Se curing the rods to thehames,

Similar figures refer to sumlar parts in the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the

hames, 1-1, are formed with curves at their bases or lower portions, 2,where they are provided with the ordinary straps and bucfcave portion,11, of the kles, as at 3. The upper ortions of these hames are formedwith a rupt angles, 4 curved portions or elbows, 5-5, and ends, 66,which are attached to each other by the usual straps and buckles, as at7. Line or strap rings are suitably secured to the sides of the hames,as at 8.

The adjustable plates 9, are provided with apertures, as at 10, throughwhich screws are inserted, securing the same to the fronts or faces ofthe hames. These apertures are so constructed as to permit the plates tobe raised or lowered along the homes so that they may be fitted to anysized horses neck, and bring the trace rod in proper relation thereto.The plates 9 are provided with central concave portions, as at 11, intowhich the trace rods are inserted and loosely secured to the hames, ashereinafter described.

A trace or tug, 12, is suitably secured by rivets, as at 13, to thetrace rod.

The trace rod, 14, has a straight portion flattened at one end, 15, forthe purpose. of securing the same to the trace or tug, as at 13, theopposite end being bent upon itself forming an abrupt curve, 16,substantially a. U shape, and adapted to adjustment around the hame, andextending through the conplate 9, as at 17, where it is held'looselyinposition against the hame, thus preventing the rod from.

' to turn as it is moved .by the action of the trace or tug 12. The endof this trace rod 14-, is formed with an outward bend, 18, and on itsextremity is provided a ball, 19, adapted to and revoluble in a socketin the collar, as hereinafter described. 4

20 is a collar section, comprising the usual wooden or other back withan outer leather front and an interposed cushion filling, as.

at 21. This collar section is of suitable length and dimensions to beconveniently adjusted to the hame, and on the face thereof is provided adepression or socket bed 23, while 22. is a plate having a socketcentrally therein, adapted to the socket bed 23, and is thus formed forthe purpose of loosely ongaging the ball 19 on the end of the trace rod14, in which it is inserted in the operation of the device.

24 is a plate having upturned, concave lips, as at 25, and adapted toloosely retain the ball 19 in revoluble position in the socket in plate22. This plate is secured to the collar section through suitable screwopening-s, 25' and holds the ball 19 in position, causing thecollarsection and hame to swing and move in conformity with the action anposition of the neck and shoulders of the "horse, as the draft fallsdirectly upon the ballsin. their hearing in the collar, thus relievingthe hames of all draft.

The plate 26 has openings therein, as at 26',.through which screws maybe inserted to secure the same to the wooden portion of the collar,directly opposite the socket beds 23. It is also provided withtransverse Y portion of the pad, as at 32.

are designed to pass through thestaples 33, f

vent the collar sections slots at each end, as at 27, and crossdepressions of equal dimensions, and adapted to ,receive rectangularlyheaded bolts, in assembling the parts, as hereinafter set forth. Thebolts 27 are provided with rectangular heads adapted to the slots 27 inthe plate 26, thereby securing the plates to the collar through suitableopenings therein. These bolts extend beyond the collar and press.

through suitable openings in the socket plates, 22 and 24, and projectsufiiciently above the plates 'toaccommodate ordinarynuts, thus holdingthe plates securely in position. This arrangement of the plate -26.

and the bolts passing therethrough and through the socket plates 22 and24, gives stability and strength to the'same at the oint where the ball19 presses and where the draft falls the heaviest in the use of thedevice.

The neck pad 28 has a keeper centrally formed on the upper portionthereof, as at '28, through which-the hames strap, as at the. collarsections, thus preventingthe constant rubbing and heat produced by theordinary collar and hames,

34 and 35 are ordinary screws and clasps to hold the collar partsrigidly together.

This novel construction of the trace rods and ball and socketconnections, forces.the draft directly upon the collar, relieving thepressure on the hames, and as the balls re: volve in the sockets thecollar sections are forced to swing and move in accordance with themovement ofthe horses shoulders, thereby maintaining an even pressureupon all points and preventing the strain and constant pressure upon anygiven point as now obtains with the ordinary and usual collars.

Having described my invention, what I claimand desire to seourebyLetters Patent is as follows:--v

1. A combined horse collar and hames,

consisting of hames; sectional collars provided with sockets; curvedtrace rods, each having a ball on'the end thereof revolubly mounted inone of the sockets; plates retaining said balls in said sockets; andmeans for fastening, the said rods around the hames inadjusted'position, substantially as described.

2. A combined horse collar and hames, consisting of hames; sectionalcollars having sockets mounted thereon; stay plates; means for securingsaid stay plates to the collar sections; curved trace rods, each havinga.

ball on the end thereof revolubly mounted in the said sockets; means forfastening the said rods around the hames in adjusted position; a collarpad; and means for securing said pad to the hames, substantially asdescribed and set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN N. LANGUM. Witnesses:

' R. A. NoRnBYE, W. A. KERN.

